Vinícius Jr.'s Summer Refuge: The Brazilian City Where It All Began
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Vinícius Jr. is a famous football player. He is 26 years old. He plays for Real Madrid in Spain.
Every summer, Vinícius Jr. goes back to Brazil. He visits the city where he grew up.
The city has simple neighborhoods. It also has many football pitches. People play football there every day.
The city sits next to a bay. A bay is a part of the sea near the land. The views are very beautiful.
This is where Vinícius Jr. started playing football. It is a special place for him.
Vinícius Jr. likes to relax in this city. He calls it his summer refuge. A refuge is a safe, quiet place.
This city is far from his busy life in Madrid. It helps him rest before the new football season.
Vocabulary15 words
- neighborhood
- a small area in a city where people live
- bay
- a part of the sea close to the land
- relax
- to rest and feel calm
- refuge
- a safe and quiet place
- pitch
- a field for playing sports like football
- coastal
- near the sea
- grew up
- became older as a child in a place
- famous
- known by many people
- season
- a period of time in sports, like summer season
- visit
- to go and see a place
- beautiful
- very nice to look at
- simple
- not fancy; easy and plain
- special
- different and important
- busy
- having a lot to do
- rest
- to stop working and relax
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1. 26 2. Real Madrid 3. True
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Vinícius Jr. is a famous football _____. He is 26 years old.
Every summer, he goes back to _____. He visits the city where he grew up.
The city has simple _____. It also has many football pitches.
The city sits next to a _____. The views are very beautiful.
This is where Vinícius Jr. started _____ football.
He calls it his summer _____. It is a safe, quiet place.
This city is far from his busy life in _____.
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